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Pillar of the Community
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If you do a Google image search on a phrase such as "Scythian metalwork" or "Scythian art," you will see some truly impressive extant examples of ancient art. I have to say, the following - which I just spotted on ebay (seller name removed by me) - doesn't quite make the cut. In the space of a webpage it goes from "bronze" (at the top) to "stone" to "clay." But despite that slip-up (and the fact that the bear doesn't appear to be "flying") you have to admit that the rather precise dating to "somewhere between 3-5 B.C." is pretty impressive. No doubt the piece, after excavation and professional conservation, was subjected to careful typological and chemical analyses for such a determination. Bids start at only $100!   |
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Wow. This piece has a wonderful patina with original plant-based pigment on the fetish's face, but perhaps most impressive is the care with which the ancient Scythian artists drew lines symbolizing the ears, eyes, and nostrils.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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 Spain
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 I am sure this bear can fly and at the time of the photo was obviously tired and was...... resting. EDIT..Sorry Bob, just looked again at my notes on this series and there seems to be a misidentification on the sellers behalf...Its the red eared,red eyebrowed,red nosed type bear that could fly.The black eared ,black eyebrowed,black nosed bear could only jump.. Edited by Palouche
11/23/2018 3:31 pm
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United States
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This can't be a genuine piece it looks too modern to me.
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United States
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r/woosh
c'mon Ron!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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No flying bears were hurt during the making of this artifact.
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EDIT..Sorry Bob, just looked again at my notes on this series and there seems to be a misidentification on the sellers behalf...Its the red eared,red eyebrowed,red nosed type bear that could fly.The black eared ,black eyebrowed,black nosed bear could only jump.. Paul, you're absolutely correct. I just checked Pooh's corpus on the subject (which I just happen to have in my library, below) and I see that you're right. Good call.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Seller is a student, and wanted a way to receive credit for Ceramic Art and Business Marketing at the same time. Bob, I can't seem to find that on Amazon anywhere -- do you have the ISBN (International Scythian Bear Number) for that one? Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Well, the book is long out of print and not listed. The flying bear is, however, still listed with, remarkably, no bids yet. Here's your chance to snag it!: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Scyth...AOSwRQFbv2~lThe dual major theory would explain things, although I don't have high hopes for his or her success in either. Edited by Kamnaskires
11/28/2018 07:50 am
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By the way, I want credit for resisting the temptation to say that the books are unavailable because they were flying off the shelves, and that the ebay listing, with a starting bid of just a hundred bucks, is a honey of a deal. Edit: I resisted saying those things because such bad puns would be unbearable. Edited by Kamnaskires
11/28/2018 08:11 am
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It is a little known fact that the Scythians made a short, but deadly foray into Canada.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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It is a little known fact that the Scythians made a short, but deadly foray into Canada. Via the Bearing - uh, Bering Strait. Or maybe they flew across? |
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United States
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I think that they may have flown across Sibearia.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Sibearia  Ouch, Dave. Down for the count... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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WOW not sure if it can beat my pic of the day a genuine GOLD coin from Constantine the Great - Hey he created the Bible after all  Not Gold color but real gold LOL  Edited by travelcoin
11/28/2018 10:11 pm
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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